ELIZABETH MABIE
About Me
Hello! My name is Elizabeth Mabie.
I am a freelance journalist and photographer working in Ottawa, Canada's beautiful capital city.
I am a graduate of Algonquin College's journalism program (2015). While in the program I worked on The Algonquin Times, the college's award-winning newspaper, and Glue Magazine, the student magazine distributed throughout Ottawa's post-secondary campuses. I also spent some time as a student of Algonquin's photography program.
In my fourth semester of journalism, I took up an internship at TV Media Inc. in Ottawa's east end. The internship lasted six weeks, but I was hired on for an addition 4.5 months as a member of the pagination team and as an editorial writer. I left after the contract was up in September 2015.
In September 2015 I volunteered my time with a local special needs group called Common Table. Once a month, teens with Autism Spectral Disorder gather at a church in Ottawa's west end for a meal and activities. During my time with Common Table I acted as the official photographer and social media editor. This arrangement lasted until June 2016.
I began working for Spur Ottawa, an Ottawa-based Christian online publication, in January 2016. Spur Ottawa is a project created by Love Ottawa, a division of One Way Ministries. Writers from all over Ottawa piece together inspiring articles discussing current events in Ottawa's Christian community and how God is working throughout the National Capital Region. I am honoured that this publication has taken me on to write articles for them every month. I started out as a contributing writer, but recently my title has changed to Spur Ottawa Correspondent.
As of September 2018, I have studied scriptwriting at Algonquin College. Through this program I have learned the basics of writing scripts for film, TV, theatre, and PSA's for businesses. I also took up an opportunity to intern with a local screenwriter as a researcher. One aspect of the industry this program focuses on is teamwork in the workplace, so I collaborated with my classmates on multiple group assignments.
Samples of my articles, photography, and videography are available in the Portfolio section.
Find me on social media!
Twitter: @ElizabethJMabie
Instagram: elizabethjmabie
LinkedIn: Elizabeth Mabie
Wordpress: Mabie Someday